KinCare Selects ClickSoftware for Optimized Scheduling of Healthcare Workforce
16 Abril 2007 - 10:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
Solution to Provide Visibility and Increased Efficiencies for
KinCare BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/
-- ClickSoftware Technologies, Ltd. (NasdaqCM: CKSW), a leading
provider of mobile workforce management and service optimization
solutions, today announced a new licensing and service agreement
with KinCare, a leading provider of healthcare and community care
services in Australia. KinCare has purchased both ClickSchedule and
ClickAnalyze to optimize and centralize the scheduling operations
of several hundred healthcare workers. These mobile workers are
responsible for a variety of home services, from cleaning and meal
preparation to nursing services and mobility, across Australia. The
solution will help the company meet their long term business
objectives through operational excellence in the area of field
resource management. Travel time is expected to be significantly
reduced through the implementation of ClickSoftware's street level
routing solution which utilizes detailed street level maps for its
ongoing travel time and distance calculations. Furthermore, KinCare
is looking to improve responsiveness to its patients while also
reducing operating costs. It also views this as an investment for
improving care giver productivity while helping them manage their
work schedules and improve job satisfaction. "KinCare is focused on
delivering the highest standard of client care and partnering with
ClickSoftware will enable us to extend operational excellence into
the area of resource scheduling," said Jason Howie, Managing
Director, KinCare. "We have been impressed by ClickSoftware's
experience in enabling organizations to deliver world class
customer service while managing costs. The system will provide the
control and visibility we need to meet our aggressive growth plans
in a highly competitive market." "We are very proud to have been
selected by KinCare," said Dr. Moshe BenBassat, Chairman and CEO at
ClickSoftware. "The concepts and principles of service optimization
apply to a wide variety of industries and we are excited about the
opportunity of applying these principles for the benefit of the
healthcare industry. Care in the community is an offering that is
growing rapidly and this agreement with KinCare is evidence of the
need for scheduling and optimization solutions in this important
industry, and of our ability to serve as the provider of such a
solution." About ClickSoftware ClickSoftware is the leading
provider of mobile workforce management and service optimization
solutions that create business value for service operations through
higher levels of productivity, customer satisfaction and cost
effectiveness. Combining educational, implementation and support
services with best practices and its industry-leading solutions,
ClickSoftware drives service decision making across all levels of
the organization. From proactive customer demand forecasting and
capacity planning to real-time decision making, incorporating
scheduling, mobility and location-based services, ClickSoftware
helps service organizations get the most out of their resources.
With over 100 customers across a variety of industries and
geographies, and strong partnerships with leading platform and
system integration partners - ClickSoftware is uniquely positioned
to deliver superb business performance to any organization. The
company is headquartered in Burlington, Mass. and Israel, with
offices in Europe, and Asia Pacific. For more information about
ClickSoftware, please call +1-(781)-272-5903 or +1-(888)-438-3308,
or visit http://www.clicksoftware.com/. About KinCare Kincare is
one of Australia's leading providers of community care services to
the frail aged, people with a disability, and their carers.
KinCare's dedicated and experienced team of staff deliver services
to clients in their own homes. Kincare services range from cleaning
and assisting with meal preparation to complex nursing services,
assistance with showers, dressing, personal grooming and mobility.
KinCare delivers services 24-hours per day, 365 days per year. For
more information about KinCare visit http://www.kincare.org/.
Contacts: Joanna Giannotti ClickSoftware, Inc. +1-781-272-5903
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report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2006, and
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Contacts: Joanna Giannotti, ClickSoftware, Inc., +1-781-272-5903
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